after-run

noun

af·​ter-run ˈaf-tər-ˌrən 

: dieseling

Questions on tune-up, hard starting and after-run gave viewers the most difficulty in the recent National Automotive Trouble Quiz.

—Springfield (Massachusetts) Union News, 19 Sept. 1972

Word History

Etymology

after- + run entry 2

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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